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robots.net blog for kukaen-usmod_virguleFri, 27 Oct 2017 20:34:16 GMTFri, 5 Jun 2009 19:32:32 GMT5 Jun 2009http://robots.net/person/kuka/diary.html?start=6
http://robots.net/person/kuka/diary.html?start=6I've been noticing a trend - more and more educators are
using industrial robots to inspire and challenge their
students!
<p> <p> Check out these examples of standard 6-axis robots
moving
into the classroom to stack bricks, dish out soft serve,
and motivate STEM kids:
<p> <p> <p> <p> <p> <a href="http://blog.ponoko.com/2009/05/17/%E2%
80%
98on-
the-
brinck%E2%80%99-6-axis-abb-robot-builds-undulating-
wall/" >Harvard University: ABB Robot Builds Undulating
Wall</a>
<p> <p> <p> <a href="http://www.robots.com/blog.php?tag=293%20-
%
20Kuka%
20KR3%20ONU" >Ohio Northern University: Kuka KR3 serves ice
cream!</a>
<p> <p> <p> <a href="http://www.used-robots.com/blog.php" >Los
Alamos
High School: Fanuc LR Mate 200iB</a>Thu, 7 Feb 2008 15:48:02 GMT7 Feb 2008http://robots.net/person/kuka/diary.html?start=5
http://robots.net/person/kuka/diary.html?start=5Hands-on Robotics Education:
<p> Robotics education is arguably one of today's most
exciting educational movements. It is bringing a hands-on,
project-oriented, team-building approach to learning.
<p> Just in time too. I had the privilege of interviewing Tad
Douce, a Middle School teacher here in Marion, Ohio about
<a href="http://www.robots.com/blog.php?tag=110" >robot
education</a>. He had some interesting perspectives about
educational priorities in the schools today. He believes
that students need hands-on education now more than ever.
That&rsquo;s part of the reason he founded the
<a href="http://www.nationalroboticschallenge.org/" >National
Robotics Challenge</a>, one of the many robotics
competitions taking the U.S. by storm.
<p> This 12-category event is happening just down the street
from our RobotWorx facility on March 7th and 8th. It&rsquo;s for
students of all ages &ndash; from elementary to college.
Interested? You can still <a href="http://www.nationalroboticschallenge.org/registration
.htm" >register</a> throughout the month of
February.
<p> We're really excited about the competition and the good it
is doing. One of our engineers is lending a hand by
judging at this year&rsquo;s NRC. We&rsquo;re also opening our
building for NRC tours on March 7th.
Wed, 2 Jan 2008 19:41:06 GMT2 Jan 2008http://robots.net/person/kuka/diary.html?start=4
http://robots.net/person/kuka/diary.html?start=4Introducing the WiiBot
<p> This <a href="http://www.usmechatronics.com/usmgarage/WiiBot.html" >
sword-wielding, tennis playing robot</a> has folks
in my office talking. Two guys programmed an industrial
robot to work with a Nintendo controller. Pretty cool
concept, despite the slight lag time.Wed, 19 Dec 2007 21:22:40 GMT19 Dec 2007http://robots.net/person/kuka/diary.html?start=3
http://robots.net/person/kuka/diary.html?start=3Check it out!
Neiman Marcus has decorated their main shop
window in Dallas, Texas with
<a href="http://www.robots.com/blog.php?tag=89" >industrial
robots!</a> All three Fanuc robots are wearing
red Santa hats and working to trim a giant aluminum tree.
Here's
a bigger
picture: <a href="http://www.hgtv.com/hgtv/spcl_prsntn/article/0,1805,H
GTV_3909_5768505_03,00.html" >www.hgtv.com</a>
<p> You still have time to catch a glimpse of the HGTV show
about this and other window displays on December 23 &ndash; 5 PM
ET/PT or December 25 &ndash; 11 AM ET/PT
Tue, 20 Nov 2007 19:18:26 GMT20 Nov 2007http://robots.net/person/kuka/diary.html?start=2
http://robots.net/person/kuka/diary.html?start=2It's movie time...First of all, I found this incredible
video of a
<a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=htnL1KTpaY8" >robot
solving a Rubik's cube</a>. This method certainly beats
taking off the stickers..or taking the cube apart to solve
it. :)
<p> <p> At my company we videotape our robot systems
performing customized applications. Here are my favorites:
<p> <p> &gt; Check out this dual system of Panasonic
PerformArc 350:
robots:<a href="http://www.robots.com/movies.php?
sb=+we&amp;tag=98" >Welding</a>. There is a
certain grace to
this workcell.
<p> <p> &gt; This ABB IRB 340
<a href="http://www.robots.com/movies.php?
sb=+othe&amp;tag=97" >Flexpicker robot</a> reminds
me of a spider.
<p> <p> &gt; This <a href="http://www.robots.com/movies.php?
sb=+ma&amp;tag=46" >gripper</a> video is mesmerizing.
<p> <p> &gt; Finally, this robot is a neat stacker. Robots
are making inroads when it comes to
<a href="http://www.robots.com/movies.php?
sb=+ma&amp;tag=17" >palletizing</a>.
Thu, 8 Nov 2007 20:06:48 GMT8 Nov 2007http://robots.net/person/kuka/diary.html?start=1
http://robots.net/person/kuka/diary.html?start=1This is a different kind of installation art. A small
group of artists are trying to create more situations for
the public to interact with industrial robots. The mini
article I wrote for our website <a href="http://www.robots.com/" >www.robots.com</a>
follows.
<p> <p> <p> <p> Kuka Robot Writes Bible in 15th Century Font
<p> <p> <p> <p> A group of German artists called Robotlab have
programmed
a Kuka robot to write the entire Bible. The Bios [Bible]
project demonstrates the dexterity and precision of
today's industrial robots.
Using a pen for EOAT, this robot scribe is writing in a
calligraphy version of a 15th century German font known as
Schwabacher. The result is a Martin Luther-period Bible
with both Old and New Testaments - written on a long
scroll of paper.
The three artists that make up Robotlab believe in
exhibits with robots that do the unexpected. "We try to
create an experimental forum in which the public has the
opportunity to interact with robots," the Robotlab website
said. While there are nearly a million robots in the
world, people rarely have any firsthand experience with
them. Robotlab wants to make it possible for people to
have a deeper understanding of real-life robots.
<p> <p> <p> <p> This isn't Robotlab's first project using
industrial
robots. The Bible-writing robot has friends. Other Kuka
robots have been used by Robotlab to draw portraits and
profiles of individual people - using video camera
technology to capture data. The "Empathizer" robot project
included robots that moved in response to imputed brain
voltages - creating a unique connection between human and
robot.
The "Well-tempered Robot" was an exhibit in 2005 where a
robot became a musical instrument - generating sounds with
every movement. Visitors controlled the musical robot with
an interface. Other performances have inclued Kuka KR15/2
robots that dance and DJ robots that produce new sounds
from vinyl records.
<p> <p> <p> <p> Robotlab's initial exhibit in 2000 was
entitled "Aesthetics and Power." For this project, the
artists placed a moving Kuka KR 125 in the foyer of the
Center of Art and Media Karlsruhe.
<p> <p> <p> <p> For more Robotlab project information, visit
<a href="
http://www.robotlab.de/" >
www.robotlab.de</a>. Find pictures
of the Bios project here: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/marcwathieu/sets/7215760
1299541354/" >http://www.flickr.com/photos/marcwathieu/sets/
72157601299541354/</a>.Thu, 1 Nov 2007 19:45:56 GMT1 Nov 2007http://robots.net/person/kuka/diary.html?start=0
http://robots.net/person/kuka/diary.html?start=0Article About Used Robots Appears in Fortune Small
Business Magazine
<p> <p> RobotWorx was recently profiled in Fortune Small
Business
magazine. The article, <a href="http://www.robots.com/blog.php?tag=29" >Born Again
Robots</a>, appears in the
October 2007 issue. It explores the used robot market and
the advantage of buying reconditioned robotic equipment.
<p> <p> <p> <p> RobotWorx president Keith Wanner said he is
very
pleased
with the article and appreciates the magazine's
focus. "FSB really understands what a small business owner
goes through and they gear everything to fit those needs,"
he said. "Small businesses make up about 90% of the
market; it's a big percentage but sometimes it gets
overlooked by the media."
<p> <p> <p> <p> The article is the product of multiple phone
interviews,
fact checks, and a photo shoot with a NYC
photographer. "We are really impressed by the amount of
work and effort they put into it," Wanner said.
<p> <p> <p> <p> Fortune Small Business is a daughter magazine
to
Fortune.
Both are published by Time, Inc.